Happy Valley Comedy
Two Salt Lake Comedy Shows, One Night, and a Jazz Backing Track
By Happy Valley Comedy ·
A Happy Valley Comedy recap of back-to-back Salt Lake City shows, including a Drift Lounge experiment with live jazz and audience questions.
A gear run before doors
Ryan Provstgaard had two shows to get through in Salt Lake City, one at Drift Lounge and another with Don’t Tell Comedy. Before the first set there was a stop at Guitar Center for a missing cable. With a new format to try and another room to get to, a small equipment problem could eat up the time between shows.
Stand-up, jazz, and questionable advice
The Drift Lounge experiment gave the crowd a part in the show. People sent in questions by text, then the comics read them out and improvised advice over live jazz. In the footage, Adam Broud comes back to the stage for the segment while Short Jake plays. The musicians and comedians had to leave space for each other, and the next question could send the room in a completely different direction.
What we’d try again
Two rooms meant two sets of logistics, including stepping in when people talked over the show and getting the equipment out late. The audience questions and music were the pieces Ryan wanted another shot at. Comics were already messaging him about doing it again, and he said the lounge was interested in bringing the format back. For a first run, that was enough to take the idea seriously.
Vlog credits
Produced by Ryan Provstgaard, with Dylan Anderson on crew. The vlog credits Jordan Harris, Tanner Rahlf, Adam Broud, Quinn Johnson, Eitan Levine, Andres Herrera, and Short Jake across the night.